Tag Archives: World Cinema

Memories of Murder (2003) Review

Posted on September 14, 2020 by

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The Perfect Candidate (2019/20)

Posted on August 6, 2020 by

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Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Posted on April 10, 2020 by

Well this was absolutely sensational. It was also the final film I saw in the cinema before Coronavirus closed them (cheery thought). PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is sensual, appropriately painterly and with a huge heart. Love stories are … Continue reading →

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The Truth (2019) Review

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

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Windows into Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

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Review: Parasite (2019)

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

I fell in love with the genre-hopping, tonally-tromboning work of South Korean firebrand Bong Joon-ho at university and ended up writing my dissertation on how his films represent fractured families and Korean culture. I’ve been waiting for PARASITE for what … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Atlantics (2019)

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

I didn’t know what to expect from ATLANTICS. You’re drawn in with a social realist take but what stays with you is the magical realism that comes into this Senegalese story’s second half. Construction worker Souleiman (Traore) protests against unpaid … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Soni (2018/19)

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

The best thing about Netflix as a service is how it encourages the democratisation of cinema. So many promising new, diverse voices would not have an outlet without the streaming giant. SONI is a hidden gem, and you should all … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Wandering Earth (2019)

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

THE WANDERING EARTH either needed to be a lot smarter or a little bit dumber to really land. It’s fascinating to see China enter the international blockbuster arena in earnest with the killer premise of building monolithic engines on the … Continue reading →

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Review: Roma (2018)

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

You’re probably going to decide whether ROMA is for you or not by its opening shot, a very long shot of soapy water washing up and down some flagstones. It certainly sets the mood and the pace of the piece, … Continue reading →

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